Chocolate-Orange Cookie Stacks

Bon Appétit | March 2007 These have a finished, pastry-shop look but require astoundingly little effort. The stacks need to chill at least six hours, so get started early in the day — or the night before Chefs note: I have not made these yet- I am posting because I plan to make soon. I read the reviews and some people had a problem with whipped cream getting to peak stage- I will test out and report-- unless someone beats me :) One reviewer added Cointreau to the whipped cream Sounds Yummy! :) Update: What was a waiting for?? Delicious!! This could be very versatile recipe...

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 8 stacks

Ingredients

• 1  cup  chilled heavy whipping cream
• 2⁄3 cup  frozen orange juice concentrate, partially thawed
• 40  chocolate wafer cookies (about one 9-ounce package)
•  finely grated  orange peel

Directions

1. Using electric mixer, beat cream and orange juice concentrate in medium bowl until stiff peaks form.
2. Place 8 cookies on rimmed baking sheet, spacing apart. Spoon about 1 level tablespoon whipped orange cream atop each cookie, then top each with second cookie and another tablespoon cream. Repeat 2 more times with cookies and cream, creating 8 stacks of 4 cookies with 4 layers of orange cream. Top each stack with fifth cookie. Transfer remaining orange cream to small bowl; cover and chill cream. Cover and chill stacks at least 6 hours or overnight (cookies will soften).
3. Carefully transfer 1 stack to each of 8 plates. Rewhisk reserved orange cream, if necessary, until stiff peaks form. Spoon dollop of orange cream atop each stack, sprinkle with grated orange peel, and serve.